Дилема домашнього насильства в Україні

«Чи можна скаржитися, поки ми на війні?»: дилема домашнього насильства в Україні Опубліковано The Guardian, 13 серпня 2024 р Минулого року було зареєстровано майже 300 тисяч випадків, але часто потерпілі воліють мовчати там, де йдеться про військовослужбовців У травні цього року до соціального працівника-волонтера Любові Недоріз зателефонували з міліції Первомайського, що на Харківщині. Росіяни щойно …

Amended Kyrgyz law on protection from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence  

Kyrgyzstan’s President amends legislation on protection from domestic, sexual and gender-based violence   08.08.2024   Article published on the 24.g website   Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Zhaparov has signed a law On Amendments to Legislative Acts for Protection from Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, according to a statement issued by the head of State’s Press Office. …

Moldova to set up a Committee to Protect Pensioners and People with Disabilities

Moldova to set up a Committee to Protect Pensioners and People with Disabilities   08.08.2024   Article published on the infotag.md website   Moldova is to create a National Committee for the Protection of Pensioners and People with Disabilities, which intends to make its presence felt prior to the upcoming Presidential election.   This was …

Russia: Proposal to involve CSOs in preventing violations of migration legislation

Proposal to involve CSOs in preventing violations of migration legislation   08.08.2024   Article published on the ASI website   According to Izvestia, Yaroslav Nilov, head of the State Duma’s Labour, Social Policy and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has drafted a bill that would enable CSOs to work on preventing violations of migration laws.   Under …

Russia: PM orders finalisation of Family project to support families

Mikhail Mishustin orders work on the national Family project to be finalised   08.08.2024   Article published on the ASI website   Following a strategy session in the Federation’s Council of Ministers in July, Russia’s Prime Minister ordered work on the national Family project to be finalised. He endorsed the general approach and the list …

68% of Russian entrepreneurs believe that businesses should help in resolving social problems and improving people’s lives.

Eighty-six percent of entrepreneurs have implemented a socially useful project at least once in the last two years   02.08.2024   Article published on the ASI website   12.6 million entrepreneurs and self-employed people believe that their business should benefit society.   The Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Sberbank and the Public Opinion Foundation have …

Russia: Formal guidelines approved for treatment for people with disabilities

The Russian Council of Ministers has approved formal guidelines for a comprehensive habilitation and rehabilitation of people with disabilities   01.08.2024   Article published on the ASI website   It has been decided to involve scientific organisations and civil society associations for disabled people in establishing proper habilitation and rehabilitation standards.   Russia’s Prime Minister …

Proposal to reduce barriers to employment of disabled people in Russia

The Russian Tripartite Commission supports the idea of increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities   29.07.2024   Article published on the ASI website   This initiative will contribute to the social and professional integration of people with disabilities in the labour market.   Following a recent meeting of the Russian Tripartite Commission (RTC) on …

Georgian opposition deputies file lawsuit with Constitutional Court against ‘foreign agent’ law

Georgian opposition deputies file a law-suit against the “Russian law” on foreign agents in the country’s Constitutional Court   22.07.2024   Article published on the net.gazeti.ge website   Representatives from Georgia’s parliamentary opposition are demanding that the law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” be repealed as it does not comply with Articles 22 and 78 …